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Chinese script/Performance Coordinator
Wu, Shanshan

Ms. Wu Shanshan studied and practiced performing arts and dance at the San Francisco Municipal Institute. She also attended Action Theatre improvisation courses with Ruth Zapora in Berkeley in U.S.A. Later she went to the Lassaad International Theatre School in Brussels Belgium, where she spent two years studying European performing systems, including Comedia del Arte, Greek tragedy, Mask performance and Clowning. Her mastery of body language, voice and expression had made one of the leading forces behind the performance. She is in charge of designing, script writing, directing and planning of the Taiyuan Puppet Theatre Company. At present she is also the director of the Nadou Theatre Company.

Light Design
Hong Guocheng
Hong guocheng is an instructor at National Taiwan College of Performing Arts, and technical director of Static Theatre and Deep Blue Arts Studio. He has been working in various theatre and festivals as stage directer, technical directer, light designer, dancer and music editor. He is dedicated in promoting the aesthetics of lights in dance, theatre, and in different spaces. Resent collaboration with contemporary choreographers include: Light, Breath, Body, Cross Light 1 1/2, The Tao of Light.

Marlijn Helder
Born 6th of May 1979 in Groningen, The Netherlands Started her pianostudy and composing at the age of 9. By the time she was 11, she was accepted for both piano and composition into the class for young talented children at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague.During the years from then on, she studied with several composers at different schools, such as:Roderik de Man, Gilius van Bergeijk, Klaas de Vries, René Uylenhoet (electronical composition) and Theo Loevendie.

She won several first prizes during national competitions.Her works are performed all around the Netherlands as well as abroad in Russia, Belgium, Luxembourg, Latvia and Lithouania.During the past 6 years, Marlijn also worked with theatre.Since the past year she also started to write music for several filmprojects.

Ulrike Quade
A talented puppet-maker with magical hands

Ulrike Quade completed her studies at the theatre making department of the High School for the Arts in Utrecht specializing in puppetry in relation to movement and dance. She graduated in 1999 Cum Laude with a Masters in Art in Scenography. She studied puppetry in Japan with Hoichi Okamoto (Dondoro Theatre, 1997/98). In her work she combines physical with visual theatre. She has been nominated twice for the Anjerfonds Prize: for her solo Maanduisternis (Lunar Eclipse) and the location project《 Fell Out Of The Picture》
The production 《Silk》 (2001) was the first evening filling piece under the name Ulrike Quade. Silk is based on the book “Silk” of Alessandro Barrico. In that production Ulrike Quade worked together with Eduardo de Paiva Souza. After Silk Eduardo joined the company for the next two pieces. These shows were released under the name Quade & Paiva.
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